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522: Stop the stupid using proactive problem solving – with Doug Hall

Product Innovation Educators

hours daily fixing problems, with 75% of issues stemming from broken systems rather than employee mistakes. Even more concerning, products typically lose 50% of their innovative value during development as unique ideas get compromised to fit existing systems. Doug shared that the average manager wastes 3.5

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523: #1 change to make OKRs work for you – with Ben Lamorte

Product Innovation Educators

Understanding OKRs: From Intel to Modern Product Teams The evolution of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) began at Intel during the 1970s and 1980s, where Andy Grove transformed the traditional Management by Objectives (MBO) system into something more dynamic and outcome-focused.

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A Designer’s Guide to WCAG Accessibility

UX Planet

WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines set the international standard for making web content more accessible to people with all abilities (Thanks, Wikipedia!). Here are the minimum contrast ratios according to WCAG guidelines: Text vs. background: • Normal text: at least 4.5:1

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The Rise of AI-Driven UX: Balancing Automation and Human-Centered Design in 2025

UX Planet

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is another game-changer, making it possible for systems to understand and respond to human language. Equally important are ethical guidelines for AI use to protect user rights, privacy, and autonomy. Balancing data-driven insights with qualitative research is also essential.

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🚀 The AI Product Manager: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the PM Role

The Basics of Product Management

Introduction: The Rise of the AI-Augmented PM Welcome to the era where product managers don’t just manage products—they orchestrate intelligent systems . OpenAI or Cohere) to build custom feedback search engines across support tickets, NPS responses, and app reviews. And no, this isn’t about replacing PMs. AI flips the script.

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Restructure: Insights & Takeaways

UX Planet

Managing the Legacy System A complete feature freeze on the legacy system was not feasible due to ongoing business needs. This approach has allowed us to address urgent issues in the legacy system while simultaneously building the future of the application.

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Why we never hired a designer

UX Planet

Just as the standardisation of brands through corporate brand guidelines once signalled the end of exploration in advertising agencies, the standardisation of user interfaces through unified patterns and design systems now marks a similar trend in digital product design.